WES GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES

Under British Law (the Children Acts 1980 and 1989) each child receiving full time education for more than 12 weeks must have a legally appointed British guardian. Most independent schools and colleges now insist that pupils whose parents are living overseas must have a guardian for practical and legal reasons. The guardian, acting in " loco parentis" on behalf of the parents, will be responsible for the child and make decisions regarding emergency situations (for example, medical treatment), if required.

In this way Windsor Education offers both professional and personal guardianship service for students coming from outside Great Britain. Our aim is to provide the parents with secure and caring environment for their children. We deal with all aspects of a child's well-being, maintaining constant support and expert guidance while he or she is away from home. This constant support means that you and your child always have someone to turn to with any problem, large or small.

We welcome boys and girls to Britain, help them settle here happily, supervise their academic and social progress being personally involved with each student in our care. For every child we select a host family who provides a welcoming family atmosphere during half-term breaks, exeat week-ends, school holidays. We closely liaise with the school, the family and the pupil's parents.

Windsor Education provides several categories of Guardianship to suit the individual needs and requirements which includes:

• Search and arranging of suitable host families, all thoroughly inspected and approved to high standards
• Constant liaison with host families to ensure the well-being of the child
• Visits to host families during the term
• Constant liaison with the school and control of pupil's academic progress
• Visits to school during the term including attendance of the school social events
• Regular submission of the school reports with translation and analysis
• Arranging financial documents and control of finances with the statements sent to parents
• Assistance in applications for and extension of visas
• Travel arrangements within the UK including any transfers between schools and host families
• Assistance in travel and accommodation arrangements for visiting parents
• Escorting prospective pupils and/or their parents to visit schools
• Assistance with the planning of cultural visits, holiday courses
• Arranging visits to doctors / dentists
• 24 hour emergency service